>> from a budding sportscaster to a 6-year-old girl, coming up, we learn more about the victims of the colorado movie theater massacre. >> a late night pile-up in mount airy sends several people to the hospital. we'll have details. >> despite the rain, the show must go on as at artscape. "11 news sunday morning" starts right now. >> good morning, welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lowell melser in for lisa robinson. we'll take our first look

outside with meteorologist ava marie and i guess some folks will understand this. we're still under the influence of some of those winds that are bringing some of that rain here to us and probably will for much of the day? >> yeah, that on-shore flow is what kept us so damp yesterday and kept our temperatures down and kept the clouds in and we saw some pretty heavy rain across the area. fortunately, this is going to start to break apart. while we are starting off with that pattern once again, we're hoping to dry out. again, it's the afternoon. yesterday, high temperatures barely made it into the upper 60's and low 70's and with that very moist low coming off the northeast. today we're starting off in the 60's once again but expected to move into the mid 80's this afternoon. fog and drizzle to start off the day. if i'm optimistic, afternoon sunshine, a few breaks for it. you spend most of the day under the cloud cover. at least we're starting to warm things up. this is all great news to get all this rain helping us bring us out of the drought. details on that when we come back in the seven-day forecast.

>> our big story this morning, as police and federal agents continue their investigation in aurora, colorado, we're beginning to learn more about some of the victims from the killing spree. >> survivors of the attack will get a visit from president obama who will travel to colorado later today as investigators make progress clearing explosives from the suspect's apartment. here's 11 news reporter jay gray with the latest. >> president obama will travel to colorado later today to visit with the families of the victims of the massacre and this evening, this will be a citywide memorial service as the stack of flowers and candles outside the theater continues to grow honouring the injuring and the fallen. among the dead, alex sullivan celebrating his 27th birthday at the movie. today would have been his first wedding anniversary. jessica gowry, a budding sportscaster. another just graduated high school. one was a college student and alex tevis was in grad school.

two servicemen were killed, air force staff sergeant jesse childress and navy petty officer third class john larimer. >> he was an outstanding ship sm mate and valued member of our navy team. and a dedicated sailor. a 51-year-old was the oldist victim and a 6-year-old was the youngest and her mom still unaware, paralyzed with gunshot wounds to the neck and abdomen. 26 victims are in area hospitals this morning, nine in critical condition. dealing with the pain of their wounds and the emotional scars which could take even longer to heal. >> how does somebody do this? i just don't understand it. >> police and federal agents are trying to understand as much as they can about the killing spree. detonating a spat of bombs pulled from james holmes' apartment, a place that is now the primary focus of an f.b.i. evidence response team searching

for any clue that may help them figure out how and why it happened. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> theaters from coast to coast have stepped up security and millions of americans did go to the movies yesterday unwilling to let one senseless act to keep them home. ron allen has more. >> with heavy security at some theaters across the country, moviegoers are thinking about what happened in colorado while going to see "the dark knight rises." >> you know, i weep for all the families and friends who have lost people but i don't think it should scare people off from going to the movies. >> however, the filmmakers aren't boasting about what's number one at the box office this weekend, warner brothers, the dark knight's distribute or and at lease five other big studios are breaking decades of tradition and staying quiet for now. >> when a tragedy like this happens, that trumps everything and they have to take a step back and say we don't want to sit there and be cold and calculated putting out box office numbers. >> numbers crucial to promoting

films especially summer blockbusters like "the dark knight" that can total 40% of the summer box office. it was expected to challenge the avengers as the biggest super sales ever. >> the big movies have become the death knell of many of these studios. it's crucial for the industry to get it right. >> warner brothers also withheld trailers for gangster squad. in a scene of mobsters firing into the crowded theater. the casts that canceled events in mexico and japan. the studio won't say that but they say it might increase the film's numbers with more people curious to understand the backdrop. meanwhile, they arrive. many to see a movie. >> it's kind of like an american spirit thing. i think this is our way of showing -- pushing through this tragedy. >> ron allen, nbc news,

hollywood. >> late breaking updates are coming in on wbaltv.com and on our smart phone apps. you can see profiles of some of those who lost their lives and how the community is rallying in the aftermath. click on national news. >> city police are investigating a shooting in northwest baltimore. police say a man was shot multiple times just after 3:00 saturday morning in the 3500 block of west belvedere avenue. 21-year-old was hit in the face and body and he was taken to an area hospital and is in critical but stable condition. detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the northwest precinct. >> a four wheeler timid over in baltimore county sending eight people to the hospital. the accident happened in the 1700 block of munkton farm drive a little after 10:00 has night. baltimore county police are currently investigating that incident and police in carroll county are investigating a multivehicle car crash in mount airy. it happened at the intersection of route 27 and south main street before 7:00 last night.

we're told there were multiple injuries. no word of what caused that crash. howard county police have identified a man killed in a car crash in ellicott city. the accident happened around 1:45 saturday in the 9500 block of old frederick road. mrs. say 87-year-old harold nasmanian's truck ran off the road and struck a tree. he was pronounced dead at the scene. officials say the accident was partially caused by the driver's failure to reduce speed on wet roads. however, it's still under investigation. >> the nation's largest free arts festival wraps up today. artscape usually brings more than 300,000 people to the mount royal and station north areas of the city but, as you know, this weekend's rainy weather may have put a damper on the crowd. here's more. >> as they say the show must go on but it seems so far, the rain is trying hard to drown out the

main attractions at artscape 2012. the nation's largest free arts festival usually brings more than 300,000 people to midtown baltimore over a weekend. this year, even though organizers admit the crowd numbers are down thanks to wet weather. >> there's the italian market. locust point. my bestseller of the block. >> art is imitating life for victoria who is trying to sell her water color paintings of baltimore. >> like the rain is -- we have to wrap everything up in plastic and people are afraid to take it. sales are ok. not phenomenal but ok. >> what's ok to those who came out is, well, the rain. it's a welcomed sight compared to the oppressive heat that's been a staple of artscape the past several years. >> it's a nice change of pace. >> we don't care. >> doesn't make any difference. heat doesn't bother us. >> the weather has not affected the quality or quantity of the

art this year. some of the more interesting new exhibits include one that's called a tent shun where people have managed to make art out of tents and then there's phase four, it's a full metal 16 foot face that can change expression when you pull these series of levers responsible for different muscles or sections of the face. it's the kind of creativity that could gave this year's art scape appearance a contrast on sunday. >> it's only a little bit of rain and the artists can really use your support. >> and the sunday hours for artscape are 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. >> congressman elijah cummings awarded for his paper route many years ago. they honored several during their celebration, the paper is the longest running

african-american family-owned newspaper in the nation. cummings delivered papers for the publication from 1960 to 1964. >> the -- >> the awards breakfast was held at the reginald f. lewis museum and attended by former congressman and naacp president mfume and lieutenant governor anthony brown. he will be our q&a guest later this morning. you can e-mail your questions to "sunday questions" at wbaltv.com. >> it is 5:10 and 69 degrees here on tv hill. how you walk could be an early sign of mental decline. ahead on our medical alert, what new researchers are saying about alzheimer's. >> and without a hitch, what the new organizers of this year's baltimore grand prix say they

plan to do differently. >> but first, you're looking at a live picture outside. ava has the 11 insta-weather forecast next. stay with us. "11 news sunday morning" is jus'

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>> good morning. yet another damp started to the day. we're starting off with a lot of clouds and areas of drizzle out there reported around baltimore. as you look at the radar, the drizzle isn't quite showing up. we have some lights rain showers that have been passing south of aint mary's county. bulk of it to the south. i wouldn't be surprised if ocean city gets a little by of wet weather this morning as well. nothing compared to what we saw yesterday. some of the steady rain continued to push through the area. here, we'll start it at 11:00 a.m. yesterday. notice the showers that continue to track throughment a few of them were heavy. they started to clear out by the evening hours. the bulk of the rain is now moving on out but we got more than an inch of rain at the airport. almost an inch downtown.

temperatures for that reason barely got into the upper 60's to low 70's so finally we dipped well below normal compared to the very extreme heat and record heat that we saw last week. now, that little bit of rain did help things out. for the past couple of days, we've been talking about how dry it's been and even this month has been unusually dry. now, we're seeing the rain starting to pick us back up. we've received three inches so far this month. remember, about an inch of that yesterday. that has put us finally above normal at least by 3 /10th but we're running below normal at seven inches of rain. we're in this extended dry period. looking at the current temperatures, 72 right now downtown and it is 68 degrees in whitemarsh. if you're heading out towards ocean city today, they're expecting temperatures still on the cool side today. upper 70's at best with a lot of cloud cover. we do expect a little bit more sun to break through tomorrow and even tuesday but there's a 20% chance of thunderstorms mainly towards the afternoon

hours. high temperatures in ocean city moving into the 90's for the next couple of days. out on the bay, south-southeast winds five to 10 knots today. waves around one foot. next high tide at 9:22. that's at fort mchenry. today's forecast for baltimore, highs in the low to mid 80's. if we get a little bit of sunshine, we push closer to 85. if we stay with the cloud cover, we're a lot closer to 80 degrees today. a little bit of fog and drizzle this morning. that should clear out and we should dry out this afternoon. mostly cloudy skies for tonight. seasonable temperatures near average in the low 60's. that brings us to the seven day forecast. 90 degrees for an high. 92 on tuesday. ices lated chance for thunderstorms monday and tuesday afternoons. we dry out mid week and better rain chances by the end of the week. >> mild stand in the fight against the spread of h.i.v. and aids. next in medical alert, the new drug approved by the f.d.a. to help prevent the virus. on and after more than two decades at the top, a prominent baltimore hospital loses its

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>> more than 30 years after the first known case of h.i.v./aids was detected in baltimore, a milestone announcement. the food and drug administration for the first time has approved a drug intended to prevent the virus that prevents aids. a drug called truvada to be used as a preventative drug for people at risk. >> i think it will add a measure of confidence to some people who are practicing high risk behavior.

>> a three-year study found that daily doses cut the risk of infection in healthy gay and bisexual men by 42% when accompanied by condoms and counseling. a big development on the alzheimer's front. word out of the international conference in canada suggests changes in how someone walks may predict the onset of the devastating disease. here's 11 news reporter deborah weiner with more. >> it is no great shock to paula murphy that gait changes may signal cognitive decline. she's seen it in her partner joan harris diagnosed with alzheimer's five years ago. >> it's the motor skills, the brain isn't telling other parts of the body what it needs to do oochlt joan an active world traveler has suffered three falls since march. >> it's very hard to accept because they're forming in ways that they don't normally fail. and that makes it difficult. >> yeah, not for a long time but

now i realize i can't do what i used to do. i also realize that i do have alzheimer's. and -- >> new research suggests that changes in walking, in speed, rhythm or cadence may be noticed before changes in cognition. and at the alzheimer's association, they believe this new science may offer a new tool for earlier intervention. >> it's an easy indicator to say to somebody, let me watch you walk. it's cheap. it's fast. and it's very easy to do and it's cueing nurse practitioners that maybe something else is going. on >> changes in gait may be hard to detect. it's suggested that if you notice it, to contact a specialist. for joan, recent health problems stymied a trip aboard. it's clear no matter how she gets around, she has a lot in the world she still wants to see. >> i'm going to hang in there and do as much as i can as long as i can. >> deborah weiner, wbal-tv 11

news. >> for the first time in more than two decades, johns hopkins university -- i'm sorry, johns hopkins hospital loses its number one ranking. according to the "u.s. news & world report," hopkins slips to number two among america's best hospitals falling just behind massachusetts general in boston separated by just a fraction. hopkins had held the number one position for 21 years. hospital officials are disappointed but say they'll continue to work to be the very best. >> that's to provide the world's most cutting edge research, educational innovations and provide the finest patient care available. that's what we do here. that hasn't changed today, it's the same as it was yesterday, the week before and the year before. that's what this place is all about. >> and the rankings are based on hospital performance. according to the report, massachusetts general beat out hopkins because of its number of nationally ranked specialty programs. frustrated by his inability to

keep his house plants alive, the son of a landscaper takes matters into his own hands. his unique solution to the problem. first, here's a look at some events going on around town

>> if you're guilty of killing your household plants, a howard county entrepreneur has a solution. he's hoping to make growing mrantsz without soil the way to grow things in the u.s. it's called hydroponics.

>> in his columbia warehouse, green space founder noah burke is growing plants in water with a porous substance called expanded clay. >> you can see how there's absolutely no dirt inside and that the plant's roots actually grow directly into the expanding clay itself. >> the son of a landscaper he was frustrated by his inability to keep his own house plants alive. >> of all people should be able to keep house plants alive, it should be myself. >> we did some research into hydroculture. he has to get all his materials from europe where hydroplants are hugely popular. >> totally clean system and the plants live longer. we have a slow release fertilizer you add once every four months and you never have to worry about overfertilizing. >> and you never have to worry about watering. each plant comes with its own water gauge indicator. >> and this indicator gauge tells you exactly when and how much to water the plants. >> in three years, noah has turned his hobby into a booming

business, it is expanding into the health care industry. >> hospitals, nursing homes, medical centers, we recently got children's national medical center in washington, d.c. for the pure reason that these are soil free plants. >> no fungus, stronger oxygen producing plants. now noah wants to mike hydroplants available to the general public. his columbia facility isn't large enough and needs to grow the plants in florida where conditions are optimal so he's partnered with kickstarter.com to see if there's enough interest. all payments go through amazon.com. >> it's called a pledge but base your purchasing material and everything has been hugely discounted. we're use these beautiful containers and giving you slow release fertilizer for a year and with this money and if we hit our goals and we go above and beyond our goals, we can set up production in florida. and all of a sudden really kick start hydroculture in the united states. and do something we should have been doing for the last 40 years

in this country. >> any indoor plant, he says, can be grown in expanded clay and he hopes the idea will really take off. >> no dirt in your house? not a badded -- idea. >> are you ready to throw your support behind team u.s.a.? we have our olympic preview coming up. >> and speaking of the olympics, we'll check in with u.s. olympic swimmers michael phelps and ryan lochte to see how they're getting ready. >> we're starting off with a little bit of drizzle out there. we should be clearing out into the afternoon. that means we warm up slightly. details coming up in the insta-weather plus forecast.

>> welcome back to "11 news sunday morning." thanks for joining us. >> we'll take another look outside with ava and i was looking at my plants this morning on the deck, i think they are even saying enough! but boy, did my lawn need it? my grass is so dead. >> i hope it makes it green again. >> absolutely. we received over an inch of rain yesterday at the airport, some spots may have gotten more than that. we're starting off the day with mostly cloudy skies. we've had some drizzle reported woet at the airport and downtown. currently looking dry. 68 degrees the current temperature and it is expected to be warmer today. yesterday, we had an easterly

flow. that kept us in the cloud cover and damp weather all day long. today the weather is starting to shift more sotherly into the afternoon. for that reason, we're expecting a couple of peeks of sunshine later today. we spend most. day under cloud cover with the high temperatures in the low 80's. we continue this warming trend in the seven day. details coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. they're gearing up for the start of the summer olympics in london. >> yep, countdown is on and the excitement definitely building here in the united states and, of course, all across the u.k. with opening ceremonies five days away. nbc's stephanie gost reports. >> with the flare for the dramatic, the british royal marines choppered into the olympic torch into central london. an unmistakable cue, the games are about to begin. >> it will share the olympic enthusiasm throughout the city. >> for many, it is. >> as the flame finishes an 8,000 mile journey, athletes

pour into the country. and olympic organizers put final touches on their $14 billion project. dress rehearsals for the opening ceremony, extras roam the olympic park. the venues are finished on time and london 2012 is still under budget but there have been some last minute problems. a lack of security guards forced the british military to supply an extra 3500 troops. another 1,200 are on standby. but many military experts say they aren't worried about security. >> the concern is more because of the appearances, i think. in reality, the plan is not in any way compromised. different people are carrying out the plan. >> the transportation system is another concern. it has yet to be really tested. this is the oldest underground in the world. the city of london is constantly pouring money into it to improve it but it's far from perfect. it is crowded during the busy times and with the slightest disruptions it can turn into it. anyone searching for a good

owemen only had to look up today, the rain is gone and the sun is shining. forecast is great. >> so on a day like today, how do you feel about this news? >> i feel really elated actually and i can tell people it will be fine weather coming at last. >> the olympic games like the sun ready to prove they're worth the wait. >> and that was stephanie gost reporting. u.s. olympic swimmers michael phelps and ryan lochte say they're ready to bring home the gold as they squeeze in some last minute training before london. michael phelps says he's feeling stronger now that he did the trials. he's the favorite to win the gold in most of the events. he'll swim in london. ryan lochte who won two olympic gold medals in beijing say the u.s. team is definitely prepared. >> it's london and it's the olympics, you know, we train four years for that moment. so there's no doubt in my mind that the team u.s. will be ready for london.

>> still try to go back to training and have to fine tune some of the things that you did wrong at college. >> swimming events at the 2012 olympics will begin on july 28th, the day after the opening ceremonies and don't forget, wbal-tv 11 is your home for the opening games. plus you can watch the olympic zone each night at 7:30 during the game. >> w-tv 11. >> i forgot the bal. >> yesterday they were in beijing and now we're in london. an f.b.i. raid led to the shutdown of the healthy life clinic in timonium. they find out who else was working inside. >> and the grand prix kicks into high gear. what organizers say they plan to do differently. >> still starting off with a little bit of damp weather. we should be clearing out into the afternoon. details in the insta-weather

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>> good morning. let's start you off with a live look at ocean city. here's a live look from the boardwalk looking at the beefac as well and we have one beach goer out there as well. we're starting off in the day in ocean city mostly dry. temperatures right now 71 degrees. it is 68 in baltimore at the airport. the humidity is 96%. the winds are mostly calm. and the barometer is 30.12 inches. that is actually falling as high pressure moves out of the area. high pressure caused the rainy weather for baltimore yesterday. let's start off with the ocean city forecast. we're expecting temperatures to at least move into the upper

70's by the afternoon so not too much of a change from where we are right now. a lot of clouds today in ocean city. but they should be mostly dry towards the afternoon. partly sunny skies as we look into monday. warming up to 90. 94 on tuesday. there's a 20% chance for thunderstorms both monday and tuesday afternoon but all that rain pushed through the area yesterday. the bulk of it fell through saturday morning that we finally cleared out overnight. we've had a little bit of rain and drizzle showing up this morning. that's really not indicated on the radar. but it is out there. so if you're traveling this morning, a few of the words may be just a little bit slick. 69, that was our low this morning at the airport. 73 so far at the inner harbor and this is yesterday. those are the high temperatures. my goodness, that's how cool it was. i almost got them confused. 61 is similar to our low this morning. 1.24 inches of rain yesterday at the airport. almost an inch of rain at the inner harbor and that's really helping out our drought situation here we're at least in

a flight drought around baltimore and finally for the month, we're a little bit above normal as far as rainfall goes but still, almost 7 inches below normal when you take the whole year into consideration. so any rain we get right now, very great news even though it may have ruined some of your outdoor plans. that's the bummer there. 72 is the current low. it's 68 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. today's forecast, clouds hanging around. that's going to hold down the temperatures. we're expecting it to be about 10 degrees warmer today than yesterday so highs get at least into the low 80's. if we get a little bit more sunshine breaking out this afternoon, we may warm to the mid 80's but for the most part, those clouds stick around the entire day and out on the bay today, no major concerns and the winds south-southeast five to 10 knots. waves around one foot. next high tied at fort mchenry, 9:22 this morning. that leads us into the seven day forecast. enjoy today. it's going to be a fairly pleasant temperaturewise. a little bit of drizzle this morning.

that clears out. by tomorrow and tuesday, there's at least a chance for some scattered storms and we've warmed into the low 90's. another chance for storms by the end of the week. >> for a time after last year's problem riddled 2011 baltimore's grand prix looked like it would be the first and possibly last race of its kind in baltimore. >> now, new operators took things over and it seems that they're back on track, huh? 11 news reporter rob roblin has the story. >> it won't be long before race cars will be zooming through the streets of baltimore. second grand prix of baltimore is on. it was a first for baltimore, the 2011 grand prix of baltimore bought indycar racing to city streets. while it seemed a success, financial problems plagued last year's race. this year, new operators. andretti sports stepped in. >> this is not our first rodeo. we know how to do this. it's very manageable. wish i had a little more time to do it but, you know, for us, this is what we do day in and

day out. it's about the 1,000 details. >> for drivers who raced here last year, they're happy to be back. >> the fans here in baltimore, it blew us all away. we were amazed by the support, the track layout was excellent so we couldn't be happier to be coming back. >> born in d.c. and grew up in this area here. watched the orioles play so last year was definitely special to have that home race and have my friends and family here to support me and it's awesome to be able to come back here again this year and do it all again. >> one of the concerns last year was access to businesses and restaurants in other parts of the city. this year, race organizers are making changes. >> the city is open for business. not just the race but the inner harbor, businesses along pratt street. we plan on having an event in little litaly where michael andretti comes and visits several restaurants. we're setting up a gate on the east side of the track so that people can get out and over to

the east side easier. >> so come labor day weekend, the grand prix of baltimore is back! and the race is on! rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> berated and shut down and two months after the f.b.i. busted healthy life pain clinic, the i-team is back on the case. >> up next they speak with a physician's assist not alleged mill. >> but here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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since the stunning news that an alleged pill mill was operating right off york road in timonium supposedly dispensing oxycodone to those who paid cash. >> who was working inside that clinic? >> as the i-team uncovered, it was a go to destination for people from all parts of the country. the healthy life medical group's pain clinic off york road in timonium. raided and shut down in may, federal and state authorities labelled it a pill mill. three people were charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics. the two operators of the clinic and the elderly florida man who owns the business. >> since may, when the signs went up announcing this place was closed, the i-team began tracking the other side of the story. the medical professionals who work inside. doctors earned up to $1,200 a

day and the clinic saw 80 patients a day who paid cash up front for treatment. late last month, only the i-team was there as the maryland board of physicians suspended the life of this physician's assistant or p.a. who worked at healthy life. accused of prescribing drugs for illegal or illegitimate purposes while working at the pain clinic, the physicians board ordered her to surrender her license and all pads in her possession. healthy life's legal troubles began in march of last year with several out-of-state people trying to pass prescriptions for larger amounts of painkiller. prescriptions were also allegedly written by another p.a., warren simms. the i-team tracked him down at this waterfront home. >> can you tell me about what happened with this pain management facility? >> no. >> we were unable to ask simms very much at all.

>> turn the cameras off, please. >> no action has been taken against simms in this case. and no action has been taken against this doctor also named in the federal affidavit as writing prescriptions for healthy life medical group. in turn, another who had privileges at a number of major hospitals. the doctor was listed on this prescription that a west virginia addict waited hours to obtain at the timonium pain clinic. >> the i-team tried to contact the doctor to confirm his affiliation with healthy life and he did not return our calls. we have learned that the doctor has recently left the state and just in june, he obtained a license to practice medicine in ohio. it's unclear what role, if any, the medical professionals will have in the state's case against the alleged pill mill. >> who dispenses the narcotics. >> the attorney is not involved in the healthy life case but he's handled numerous cases

involving prescription fraud and drug-related offenses. >> without the doctor's testimony, the case will not get very far. so i believe that they will be at some point approached and they will retain counsel and they'll explore their options. we also talked to the state's medical society. they can't comment on the specifics of this case. >> physicians hold a special place in trust of the public and if a doctor is doing something they shouldn't be doing, you should make sure they're treated at least the same as everybody else. >> the baltimore county state's attorney tells the i-team this case remains an active investigation. and that their work is far from over. for the 11 news i-team, i'm deborah weiner. >> and two healthy life doctors who worked at a previous location of the clinic in owings mills were suspended by the state's medical board, a trial date for the owner and operators hasn't yet been set. stay with us. there are much more news ahead on "11 news sunday morning." can the orioles win four in a [ snoring ]

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>> good morning. last year took the orioles until august 24th to win their 50th game of the season. going into last night's game, the orioles had 49 wins. more than a month ahead of last year's pace and the orioles can make it four straight wins with a victory last night over cleveland. to progressive field we go in cleveland, ohio. on the mound looking to rebound after a horrific start five days ago. not a good start last night. through two with the lead-off home run off tillman. 1-0 tribe. tillman would settle down and got a lot of help from his friends. bottom of the third inning, jack hanihan to right, a diving grab and someone would settle down and settle in. to the sixth inning we go, tillman starting to deal. at the plate, great breaking

ball to strike out hafner. he allows just the lead oif hoff elm to chu. jim thome deep to right. and now the fans there at chu and many nights as an oriole. the orioles have the lead. deep to center, a 430 something monster blast from flaherty. both he and thome go deep to back-to-back nights. two outs in the ninth and he throws him out to earn the save. baltimore wins their 50th on the year. today's induction day in cooperstown, new york and the shortstop is going into the hall of fame to played each and every year of his big league career for his hometown team. it's not cal ripken. it's barry larkin. he was drafted fourth overall in 1985 by his hometown cincinnati reds and spent every day of his 19 year career playing for the reds. the former cub and third baseman

santo will be enshrined and he passed way in june of 2010. nothing like baseball hall of fame weekend. that's a look at sports. have a great day. >> time now is 5:54. 69 degrees here on tv hill. here's a look ahead to our next hour of "11 news sunday morning." >> as police and federal agents continue their investigation in colorado, we are beginning to learn more now about the victims. >> organizers of artscape hope attendance makes a comeback on sunday. we'll explain coming up. snau>> we are starting off the day with a little bit of drizzle around baltimore but hopefully we dry out towards the afternoon. details in the insta-weather plus forecast.

>> from the brand new olympic stadium and aquatics center to famed grounds like wembley stadium in wimbledon, the 2012 olympics will provide 17 nights of coverage all of which can be seen here on wbal tv 11. from the opening ceremonies on friday, july 27th to the extinguishing of the flame and closing ceremonies, you can see it all. thousands of spectators will be in london but $4 billion viewers around the globe will enjoy the

action on the big screen with family and friends. there will be more than 10,000 athletes from 200 countries competing in 32 sports. in maryland, we'll be paying close attention to the swimming events where michael phelps competing in seven competitions. he is only three medals from any color away from surpassing the overall mark held by a soviet gymnast. a phelps gold medal win in any of his individual races will make him the first swimmer to win any gold in three olympics. the olympics are still the world stage like no other with the best athletes competing and representing their countries. join us at 7:30 p.m. nightly for "the o-zone" to keep up with all the action. for schedules, details, results and all the excitement, go to wbaltv.com and click on olympic zone. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway:

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>> good morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lowell melser in for lisa robinson. our top stories in a moment. first, we want to take a look outside with meteorologist ava marie and a little wet start to the morning here. >> yes, we have that easterly flow as we've been talking about. that brings all the moisture on shore and it kept us in that really dreary pattern yesterday. fortunately, though, it did bring quite a bit of rain. more than an inch reported at the airport. that was good news. so far this morning, starting out with a trace at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. at least a 10eth of an inch down down at the inharbors. 71 at the inner harbor so it is going to be a little warmer today. this is basically where the lows or the high temperatures were yesterday. that's where the lows are starting off this morning. highs get in the low to mid 80's later today. if we get a little more sunshine, we're closer to 85. if the clouds hang around all day long, we're closer to that

80 degree mark and warming temperatures in the seven day. we get back to the heat. details coming up. >> big story this morning as police and federal agents continue their investigation in aurora, colorado, we are beginning to learn more about some of the victims from the killing spree. >> survivors of the attack are going to get a visit later today from president obama. he's going to travel to colorado as investigators clean explosives from the suspect's apartment. >> president obama will travel to colorado later today to visit with the families of the victims of the massacre and this evening, there will be a citywide memorial service as the stacks of candles continues to grow honoring the injured and the fallen. among the dead, alex sullivan celebrating his 27th birthday at the movie. today would have been his first

wedding anniversary. jessica gowry, budding sportscaster. another just graduated high school. makila was a college student and another was in grad school. two servicemen were killed. alex childress and navy petty officer third class jeremy larimer. >> he was a valued member of our navy team and an extremely dedicated sailor. >> 51-year-old gordon was the oldest victim. 6-year-old veronica moser was the youngest. her mom still unaware, paralyzed with gunshot wounds to the neck and abdomen. 26 victims are in area hospitals this morning. nine in critical condition dealing with the pain of their wounds and the emotional scars which could take even longer to heal. >> how does somebody do this? i just don't understand it. >> police and federal agents are trying to understand as much as they can about the killing

spree. detonating a stash of bombs pulled from james holmes' apartment, a place that is now the primary place for an f.b.i. response team searching for any clue that may help them figure out how and why it happened. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> theaters from coast to coast have stepped up security but despite that, millions of americans did go to the movies yesterday unwilling to let one senseless act keep them home. we get more on that end of the story from nbc's ron allen. >> with heavy security at some theaters across the country, moviegoers are thinking about what happened in colorado while going to see "the dark knight rises." >> i weep for all the families and friends that lost people but i don't think it should scare people off from going to the movies. >> however, the filmmakers aren't boasting about what's number one at the box office this weekend. warner brothers, "the dark knight's" distributor and five other big studios are breaking decades of tradition and staying

quiet for now. >> when a tragedy like this happens, that trumps everything and they have to take a step back and say we don't want to sit there and be cold and calculated putting up box office numbers. >> numbers crucial to promoting films especially summer blockbusters like "the dark knight" that can total 40% of the year's box office. "the dark knight rises" has been expected to challenge "the avengers" for the biggest weekend super trail ever. so it's crucial for the industry to get it right in terms of being sensitive to what's happened. >> warner brothers also have pulled trailers for gangster squad, in a scene of mobsters firing into a crowded theater and the dark knight's cast has canceled glitzy opening night events next week in mexico and japan. the studios won't say it but some industry watchers think all of this may increase the numbers with more people curious to see and understand the box office in

such an unprecedented tragedy. meanwhi meanwhile, they arrive. many to see a movie and others to make a point. >> i think this is our way of showing -- pushing through this tragedy. >> ron allen, nbc news, hollywood. >> late breaking updates are coming in on wbaltv.com and our smartphone apps. see profiles of those who lost their lives. you can click on national news. >> police say a man was shot multiple times just after 3:00 saturday morning in the 3500 block of west belvedere avenue. the 21-year-old was hit in the face and the body. he was taken to an area hospital where at last check, he was in critical but stable condition. detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the northwest precinct. a four wheeler tipped over in baltimore county sending eight people to the hospital. the accident happened in the 1700 block of munkton farm drive

a little after 10:00 last night. baltimore county police are investigating the incident and police in carroll county are investigating a multivehicle car crash in mount airy. the accident happened at the intersection of route 27 and south main street a little before 7:00 last night. we're told there were also multiple injuries in that crash. there's no word on what caused it. meantime, howard county police have identified the man killed in the car crash in ellicott city. the accident happened around 1:45 saturday in the 9500 block of old frederick road. police say 87-year-old harold mozimanian's truck ran off the road and struck a tree. he was pronounced dead at the scene. officials say the accident was partially caused by the driver's failure to reduce speed on wet roads. but the crash is still under investigation. >> switching gears now, the nation's largest free arts festival wraps up today. artscape usually brings in more than 300,000 people to the mount

royal and station north areas of the city. however, this weekend's rainy weather may have put a damper on the crowds. 11 news reporter explains. >> as they say the show must go on, but it seems so far the rain is trying hard to drown out the main attractions at artscape 2012. the nation's largest free arts festival usually brings more than 300,000 people to midtown baltimore over a weekend. this year, even the organizers admit the crowd numbers are down thanks to the wet weather. >> here's the italian market, locust point. my bestseller of the block. >> art is imitating life for victoria salvana who is trying to sell her water color paintings in baltimore. >> but the rain is -- we have to wrap everything up in plastic and people are afraid to take it and sales are ok. not phenomenal but ok. >> but what's ok to those who

came out is, well, the rain. it's a welcomed sight compared to the oppressive heat that's been a staple of artscape the past several years. >> yes. >> nice changes. >> we don't care. >> this doesn't make any difference. it doesn't make any difference. >> it's baltimore weather. we come anyway. >> the weather has not affected the quality or quantity of the art this year. some of the more interesting new exhibits includes something called a-tent-shun where people have managed to make art out of tents and then there's a full metal 16 foot face that can change expression when you pull these series of levers responsible for different muscles or sections of the face. it's the kind of creativity that could give this year's artscape attendants a comeback on sunday. >> come down, they're having panchos giving out. it's only a little bit of rain and the artists could really use your support. >> and the sunday hours for artscape are 11:00 a.m. to 8:00

p.m. in midtown, wbal-tv 11 news. >> congressman elijah cummings has been awarded for his work on a paper route more than 50 years ago. the afro-american newspaper recognized the congressman and several other former paperboys and girls during its 120th anniversary celebration. the paper is the longest running african-american family-owned newspaper in the nation. cummings delivered papers for the publication from 1960 to 1964. >> many things, have prepared me for this moment. >> the awards breakfast was held at the reginald f. lewis museum and attended by the former naacp president and the lieutenant governor anthony brown. speak of the lieutenant governor, he'll be our q&a guest later this morning on 11 news. e-mail your questions to

sundayquestions at wbaltv.com. and going back to the congressman cummings story, i would be curious to see some pictures of him. >> as a paperboy. >> as a paperboy. >> i'd like to see some of those. >> did you ever deliver papers? >> i did. for the rockville gazette. >> that's a lot harder than it looks. >> coming up in consumer alert, we'll tell you about a recall for beach chairs. >> and long lines and waiting isn't your thing, don't worry. how you'll soon be allowed to renew your driver's license on line. >> whoo-hoo! we'll take a live look outside. murky out there. we'll see if it wi we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies

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drizzle. 73 the current temperature downtown. 68 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall and the humidity is 96%. so humid and moist this morning, we've started off with a little bit of drizzle. yesterday, we saw the bulk of the rain, more than an inch fell at the airport. there you can see it there. almost an inch downtown and that really kept the temperatures down. we started off in the upper 60's and low 70's today. that's basically where we were with the high temperatures yesterday. so the temperatures basically got to that point yesterday and then just held steady throughout the entire night. we're expected to warm up through the afternoon but all this rain has been great news. you know we've been dry. and your grass has been probably screaming for some rain. unfortunately, that bit of rain yesterday helped knock us above normal. 3 inches so far this month, that puts us .3 of an inch above normal for at least this month but so far, this year it is still fairly dry. almost 7 inches below normal. we have a lot of catching up to do. but any rain that we get, definitely bifseneficial.

this morning, you're starting off with areas of fog. showers pushing off and anne arundel county, showers south of the lower eastern shore mainly towards virginia. a lot of this has been clearing out towards the afternoon. pattern have brought the on shore flow. high pressure system trying to nudge into northeast. you get the counter clockwise flow around the low. you get the clockwise flow around the high. this is pushing the on-shore flow from the ocean and bringing in all that moisture. this high pressure system should start to push in as we head throughout the day. more of a sotherly wind flow starting to come into this afternoon. we wait for the cold front to come later into the week and that should bring us more rain chances as we look into the seven day. 83 for the high this afternoon. much warmer today than we were yesterday. we're cool in the mountains but not by much. mid to upper 70's out there. a lot of cloud cover throughout the entire day. if anything, only a few peaks of sunshine later today. if we get a little bit of sun,

we may warm up a couple more degrees. as for ocean city, they're cooler today. 94 on tuesday but both days there is at least a 20% chance for thunderstorms. our temperatures have been swinging all over the place. from that record heat that we saw last week, 104 had degrees. we dipped all the way below normal. here's the normal line, 87 degrees. we'll be climbing back up above it. back up above normal tomorrow with a high of 90 degrees and warmer on tuesday. a chance of storms each day at least scattered mainly towards the afternoon. another chance for storms returning by the end of the week. >> thank you, ava. a line of trampolines on the recall list this morning. we'll have details next and there's a big concern for air travelers. will their luggage actually make it to their final destination? in our consumer alert, which airlines are the most likely to lose your bags. and 11 news i-team follow-up to an extreme case of mistaken identity.

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but this is a perfect meal. [ jim perdue ] we believe in a better chicken. >> in this morning's consumer alert, if you're heading to the beach, you'll want to know about this new recall. down east concepts is pulling more than 15,000 of its folding beach chairs as a result of exposed sharp metal rivets. if you own some of these chairs, you should stop using it and we've posted more information on our web site at wbaltv.com. just click on recalls. another recall to report, this one from pan line u.s.a. it's pulling about 8,000 of its alex model 786x little jumpers trampolines, the company says the handlebar can break and that poses a falling hazard. no injuries have been reported. consumers should stop using them. contact pan line in order to receive a replacement trampoline. having your luggage lost when you fly can be absolutely awful. now, nbcnews.com is ranking

airlines based on their record for losing your bags. united airlines holds the worst luggage record of any major airline this year. the airline loses nearly 20,000 checked bags, unbelievable! every month on average. and an airline spokesman attributes the problem to bad weather and a higher than average number of missed connections in newark and san francisco. the airline says in most cases, passengers are reunited with their luggage within several hours. august 21st gs kicks off the airline industry's fall season and that means falling prices for you. the cost of a plane ticket should drop between 10% to 20% according to people from fare compare. prices have been averaging 5% to 10% more than last summer. a new service for maryland residents allowing you to renew your driver's license on line. the motor vehicle administration is implementing the first of two phases for a new process to streamline renews tchl would use a most recent photograph of the driver and require an office

visit of the next renewal to update the image. first phase for drivers ages 21 to 39 because drivers under 40 are exempt from the state's vision screening requirement. i missed the deadline. time now for a look back and a look ahead on this week on wall street. 11 news reporter has the weekend bloomberg business report. >> u.s. airways has been eyeing a possible merger with bankrupt carrier american airlines for sometime. but tom horton c.e.o. of american's parent company tells bloomberg his company's value is on the rise and it doesn't need a merger as badly as u.s. airways does. a combination of american and u.s. airways would create the world's largest airline. all right, stocks ending the week higher after better than expected earnings outweighed some disappointing reports on the economy and apple's iphone 5 may be months away. the managing director recently returned from china where he learned that the next iphone is already in production. here's what he had to say about what we can expect from the

device. >> based on engineering samples out of asia, a code that we've looked at, patents that weaver looked at, we think the iphone 5 will be the same width but it will be taller. it will be 20% to 25% thinner and the aspect ratio will be different. so when you're looking at it, you'll effectively have a 4 inch diagonal screen. it will feel a lot bigger when you read it or read on it. >> more companies are offering workers unlimited paid vacations. bloomberg business week says businesses are looking for reduce employee stress and cut down on disruptive turnover and they've learned that giving employees control over their schedules helps to improve productivity. and that's a look at business at the new york stock exchange. i'm deborah kostroun with the bloomberg weekend report. >> and coming up next, the 11 news i-team has the follow-up of an extreme case of mistaken

identity. here's a look at some of the events going on around town today.

>> his name is david levin, perfectly good name except for the fact that he shares it with someone who is wanted by federal authorities and now the i-team has it first reported back in may says that coincidence turned david's life upside down. has he been able to clear his

name? 11 news i-team reporter lisa robinson spoke with him for an update. >> there has been some resolution that they figured out i'm not that person. sort of. >> david levin knows what it's like to be a wanted man. he's wanted but by no fault of his own. he first discovered this when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop and then detained by police who told them there was an outstanding federal warrant for him. >> i said what's the warrant for? and they're like it's for counterfeiting and forgery. and i said i have no idea what you're talking about. >> the local police didn't have enough information to hold him until levin contacted the secret service which he did but all he got from him was confirmation there was a warrant out for a david levin. that same week, he got this passport in the mail and figured everything was fine until he drove his family to canada. they got into the country no problem. coming back into the u.s., the scare of their lives at the

border. >> i look up because i'm in the passenger's side and our son is in the back. and i see, you know, officers running out and they're pulling their weapons and i looked at him and i said, something is going down! i said yeah, they're coming after me. >> and then i look and they're surrounding our car. >> while immigration checked him out, the levins were detained at the border for 2 1/2 hours. the levins planned a trip to the bahamas to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. again they were detained. levin contacted the 11 news and they contacted the secret service and they confirmed there is an active federal warrant for david levin. who was startling to the i-team is he is most likely be confused with a russian national who according to court records is alleged to have conspired with other international associates to produce and sell counterfeit

$100 bills. after the story aired, levin reached out to his elected leaders to help clear his name. >> the congressman's office is the only people willing to help me because i reached out to the other two senators and they said since congressman sardines was working on it already, they didn't want to get involved. >> so the congressman's office contacted the u.s. secret service and got their attention. they sent this letter to david levin. >> when your name appears before them as a wanted person, they will update the text record that you are the good david levin and not the person that we are looking for in our warrant. >> other secret service core sfondence states that the russian national david levin who the david levin who lives in maryland not only share the same name but share the same birth date. law enforcement experts say they have to check out the american david levin as a matter of security and even though the secret service knows he's not the wanted guy, he's still going

to have to jump through hoops when traveling or if he's stopped by police. >> i need to notify the agent who wrote the warrant of my whereabouts, my comings and goings and basically, you know, i have to give them my itinerary of when i may or may not be coming back into country so i'm not detained for as long as i have been. >> is it satisfactory? >> in a way i'm still being electronically monitored per se and i'm telling them what i'm doing, where i'm going, who i'm with, etc. >> while this david levin doesn't believe he'll ever truly see a resolution to this all, he says it might not be a bad idea to have a talk with the fugitive david levin. >> be nice to have a meet and greet with him to figure out what's what. >> for the 11 news i-team, i'm lisa robinson. >> the good david levin is still waiting for that official letter

that he can carry with him. he's also not ruling out taking some sort of legal action. >> and he is a good david levin. i've met him, he's very nice. i don't think he should be meeting with the bad one. >> stay away from bad. >> time now is 6:28. 69 degrees here on tv hill. are you ready to throw your support behind team u.s.a.? all right. we have the olympic preview coming up. >> speaking of the olympics, we'll check in with the u.s. olympic swimmers michael phelps and ryan lochte to see how they're preparing. >> we should dry out into the afternoon. details in the insta-weather plus forecast.

>> welcome back to "11 news sunday morning." thanks for joining us. >> taking another look outside with ava. i know it's murky out there now. we have a promise of better times. >> yes, things are improving into the afternoon. we were stuck with all that wet weather yesterday and we should be drying out later today. i say that with a caveat because this easterly flow is so persistent, it kept our temperatures very chilly yesterday. we were only in the upper 60's for the high temperatures.

that's basically where we're starting off right now. we started off at 67 at the airport and we haven't changed much so far. 68 currently at the airport and 73 right now downtown. that is coming in with a little bit of rain right now much watch out for areas of fog and drizzle most of the day. maybe a few peeks of sunshine through the afternoon and that's the most optimist that we can be today with highs in the low to mid 80's. we warm up more in the seven day. stay tuned for details. >> they're gearing up for the start of the summer olympics in london. >> an exciting time. >> it's certainly building. it's five days away and of course, here in the states and across the u.k., the opening ceremonies are around the corner. stephanie gost reports. >> with a flare for the dramatic, the british royal marines choppered the olympic torch into central london. unmistakable cue that the games are about to begin. >> it will spread the crackling

bush fires of olympic enthusiasm throughout this city. >> and for many, it is. >> it's time to hit. >> as the flame finishes an 8,000 journey, athletes pour into the country. >> ready to go. we're excited to be here. >> and olympic organizers put final touches on their $14 billion project. dress rehearsals for the opening ceremony, costumed extras rome the olympic park. venues are finished on time and london 2012 is still under budget but there have been some last minute problems. a lack of security guards forced british military to supply an extra 3500 troops. another 1,200 are on standby. but many military experts say they aren't worried about security. >> more because of the appearances, i think. in reality, the plan is not in any way compromised. >> the transportation system is another concern. it has yet to be really tested.

this is the oldest underground in the world, the city of london is constantly pouring money into it to improve it. it's far from perfect. it's crowded during the busy time and with the slightest disruption, it can turn into chaos. anyone searching for a good omen only had to look up today, the rain is gone and the sun is shining. forecast is great. >> on a day like today, how do you feel about this news? >> i feel really elated actually and i can tell people it's going to be fine weather coming at last! >> the olympic games like the sun ready to prove they're worth the wait. and that was stephanie gost reporting. u.s. olympic swimmers michael phelps and ryan lochte say they're ready to bring home the gold as they squeeze in some last minute training before london. michael phelps says he's feeling stronger now than he did at trials. he's a favor to win the gold and most of the events he'll swim in london. ryan lochte says the u.s. team

is definitely prepared. >> i mean, london, it's the olympics. we trained four years for that moment. so feel better in my mind that team u.s. will definitely be ready for london. >> try to go back to training and got to fine tune some of the things you did wrong at trials. >> the swimming events will begin on july 28th. that's the day after the opening ceremony. don't forget, wbal-tv 11 is your home for the olympic games. the opening ceremony begins friday, july 27th plus you can watch "the olympic zone" each night at 7:30 during the games. >> should be a good time. >> yes, lots of fun. >> throw out the sugary treats? what? love the sugary treats. >> we'll show sow many options for the kids. >> time to embrace your shape and your size. clothes to complement your figure no matter what your shape. >> looking at the radar, a few

light rain showers showing up. this should end by the afternoon. details in the insta-weather

>> good morning, starting you off with a live look at the grand hotel in ocean city. just a few, thin clouds out there towards the east and the waves looking nice. looks like a few beachgoers out already enjoying the waves. temperatures are a little on the cool side. 68 back at b.w.i. thurgood marshall and the humidity at 96%. already seeing a few light rain showers popping up around the metro area. that could continue at least through the early part of the morning. then we should be drying out towards the afternoon. but yesterday with all that rain, the temperatures were really held down. yesterday, our high was really

at 69 at the airport. 73, that's all we hit at the inner harbor. compare that to last week when we were in the low 100's. that was actually a nice relief so it did ruin some outdoor plans as we had that rain through the bulk of the day. more than an inch of rain fell at the airport. almost an inch fell downtown. this is good news, though, it is helping us come out of the drought. it at least put a dent in it yesterday as so far this month, we've received 3 inches of rain. that's actually now above normal by .3 of an inch thanks to that rain that we saw yesterday. in the scheme of things, the year is still 7 inches below normal. all the rain we continue to get is beneficial. your yard will be thanking you even if it's not the best weather for the weekend. we're seeing a few hints out there of some light showers and drizzle around the metro area. some light showers just south of ocean city as well. this is going to be the trend through the morning. we still have this onshore flow with high pressure sitting over us, we get the clockwise flow around that. the counter clockwise low is

basically funneling in that air off the ocean. this should start to shift down to the south which means we should be drying out later today. eventually we'll look at the cold front that's coming in for the middle of the week. it will increase our rain chances at the end of the seven day. today is a little warmer than yesterday. expecting highs in the low to mid 80's. a lot of clouds through the bulk of your day. later this afternoon, a few peaks of sunshine possible. if we get more sun, it could be slightly warmer. we're going for 83 for a high temperature today. upper 70's this afternoon. may warm up to 90 degrees tomorrow. there's a 20% chance for a shower or storm in ocean city for the next couple of days. we're on a bit of a roller coaster with our temperatures. we were well up above the 100 degree mark last week and we've been coming down from that, our cool low yesterday in the upper 60's. we're climbing back above normal. we'll stay that way for the last

couple of days. normal for this time of year is 87. 90 tomorrow and 92 on tuesday. upper 80's to low 90's throughout the rest of the week. there's an isolated chance for a storm monday and tuesday and we have rain chances again with that next front thursday into saturday. >> all right, with the kind of heat we've been experiencing this summer, it's been very important to keep hydrated but not with sugary drinks and dietician erin pasock joins us from shop rite with some healthy options. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> like myself, i'll admit i'm not crazy about war. >> right. i hear that a lot. right now in the summer, it's really, really important to stay hydrated. i can't stress that enough. people are losing a lot of fluids, sweat and excess heat wave we have going on so you really, really need to make sure you meet your fluid needs. >> ok. fluid needs can be met in all sorts of ways. you can meet it in drinking a lot of juice, lot of sodas and a lot of the water.

>> i imagine you want to keep people away from the sodas and stuff. >> you want to avoid sugar by all means. if you want to do anything right for your health, you want to avoid sugar. i have this little method to wean yourself off of the sugary drinks. >> i'm curious about this. i'll definitely partake. >> has 100% juice and the first one here if you were hooked on juice, you have a full cup of juice in the morning. a week later, you can do a half and half method. half water, half juice. week later, you can do a quarter. quarter juice, the rest water and then finally get down to the water. that allows your taste buds to adjust over time. >> my wife likes to do that with a sugar-free lemonade. a splash of the lemonade in the water. >> to add some flavor. >> we have some nice fruits and vegetables. >> this is also a fun thing for kids especially to make it really fun. you can cut up some citrus fruit and i have watermelon, cucumbers

and you fill a glass of ice water and you can either do something like this where you allow the natural flavors of the citrus infuse in the water or you can pour yourself a little glass and let the kids pick their own fruit and make it like a fun drink for themselves. you can do plain water or sparkling water and make it a little bit bubbly and fun and that adds flavor without adding sugar. >> talk about sparkling water, some people might think is sparkling water the same as soda? when you're talking about sodas and sparkling water, isn't it basically the sugar content and not the carbonation that's the problem? >> carbonation is fine. the bubbliness and make sure you're getting a sparkling water and not getting something like tonic water that can sometimes have extra calories as well. >> is anything -- is any particular vegetable or fruit better to use like our citrus -- it it better to have a citrus in your drink? i know that cucumber can be very refreshing.

>> it's totally personal preference. some people like to add herbs in their water to add more flavor. you can do something like this a crystal light made from truvia or do a lemon or lime type of extract kind of thing. >> do a little squirt. while we have a little about the of time, how much water should people be drinking every day and this all counts, then, right? >> yes, the fluid is coming from everywhere. it's coming from the foods that you eat if you eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, they have a high water content. but really, there's no r.d.a., we have them for all sorts of nutrients and there's no r.d.a. for water. it really varies on saving your life if you're in pregnancy, lactation, you need more fluid and heat and sweat loss increases your fluid needs as well as exercise. >> all right. thanks for joining us. >> thank you so much. >> don't go away. when we come back, we have style tips for curvy women. but first, here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers.

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>> yes, 1739 west nursery road. >> ok, you've teameded up with kay 's boutique to create wonderful fashions to celebrate your inner curve, is that right? >> yes, we have several other designers and boutiques participating as well. we have our ladies here today. >> beautiful models. >> showcase some of the clothing that we will be showing in our show to give you a little taste. >> let's get started, then. >> first, we have vanessa. she has little designs by sho-sho cool, designer rhonda allen. next we have sonny. >> you can go there. excellent job. >> she has on a beautiful zebra print and leopard print dress from couture queen. >> can you do a twirl for us? >> there. ok. excellent. you have everything from regular everyday designs up to couture. >> yes, we do.

we have samantha. she has on a lovely black and white dress from couture queen as well. >> very nice. >> and for our show, we have a featured designer and her name is crystal frasier. she was on project runway. actually the dress that i'm wearing is from crystal frasier as well. next up is cory, she's wearing a dress, beautiful black and blue dress from crystal frasier. >> very lovely. >> and next up is hikisha and she's also my partner because on fashion weekend, she has a beautiful new dress from crystal frasier. >> we'll have all the models line up once again. when we're done talking, we'll have you come up back on stage. you'll also have a guest speaker at this event as well. >> yes, right. on friday, we have our -- >> ok. so friday, we have our kick off event. it's called curves and cuff

links and all the special guests will be there. we'll have people there doing make-overs and vendors there for people to purchase and buy different things. on friday, we have a whole healthy portion early in the morning and the first full figured fitness phenomenon is going to do full body curve workout and we have a workshop on holistic healthy eating. >> the whole weekend packed with events. thank you so much. we appreciate it and please stay with us. much more coming up on "11 news sunday morning." ladies, you're always beautiful. >> who's in the lead

>> good morning. tiger woods has won 14 majors. number 15 has proved to be elusive for one of the all time great golfers. he hasn't won a major since the last time we saw this many political ads. that would be the u.s. open in june of 2008. a chance, though for woods to end the drought this morning. round three yesterday in st. anne's great leader board and great major so far. great golf yesterday. lahare on the par 3 ninth. a 9-iron and a hole in one. tremendous shot. the only hole in one so far in

this tournament. so tiger woods and he was going for the birdie, chasing his fourth british title. 50 feet away here and he buries it. woods finished the day at minus 6 in fourth place. your leader, though, is this man. adam scott. and to go to minus 11 on the 10th hole and yes for scott! he's been so steady all tournament long. to the 18th hole yesterday. the birdie putt. and adam scott can't get it to go in but he woke up today at minus 11, up four shots in second place potentially 18 holes away from his first major championship. but tiger woods in contention and lurking. >> adam is in a great spot right now. he has a four shot lead and he's playing really well and he's going for his first major title so he's in a very good spot. >> four shot lead doesn't seem to be very much this year. on any golf tournament that i've watched. that doesn't mean a lot.

>> the leader in the open championship is four clear of second place, the australian has never won a major. the american brent snedeker is at minus 7. woods is five back from the lead and masters champ bubba watson tied for 10th at minus 2. he can potentially with a good round today finish in the top five. that's a look at sports. have a great day, everyone. >> now it's 6:55. 69 degrees here on tv hill. here's a look ahead to the next hour of "11 news sunday morning." >> stop fighting the munchies. snacking can be good for you! >> yeah! see? as long as you're smart about it. that's the key. >> healthy options. >> just because it's healthy, you can't have 10 bags of chips. >> even if they're baked. >> healthy snacking at 7:18. >> from turning it into a cocktail dress to setting it on fire, you know what we're talking about, those bridesmaids dresses. we'll show you how to repurpose them. >> consumer alert for seniors.

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>> good morning, welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lowell melser in for lisa robinson. our top stories in a moment but first, we want to take a look outside with meteorologist ava marie and a lot of my facebook friends have been saying are they going to get to play golf today? >> big concern. >> plenty of hours just to play yesterday. >> it's on everyone's mind. >> tee times. >> listen, priorities. come on! >> we have other things like artscape and what not going on today but yes, we do expect it to dry out by the afternoon. golf course likely to be quite wet, though, after the soaking rain yesterday. yeah, a lot of mud out there. be careful if you plan to be out on the golf course. we had a trace of rain even so

far this morning at the airport. a 10th of an inch so far at the inner harbor and we're starting off the day in the upper 60's and low 70's and we're going to warm up into the afternoon. only expecting the fog and drizzle to last into the morning hours and then breaking for a little but of sun later today. highs in the low to mid 80's. if you have your tee time planned, i'm sure it's going to rain all day long. just your luck. we should dry out this afternoon and warm up in the seven day. details coming up. >> our big story this morning, police and federal agents continue their investigation in aurora, colorado, we're beginning to learn more about some of the victims to the killing spre. >> survivors of the attack will get a visit from president obama who will travel to colorado later today as investigators make progress clearing explosives from the suspect's apartment. here's 11 news reporter jay gray with the latest. >> president obama will travel to colorado later today to visit with the families of the victims

of the massacre and this evening, there will be a citywide memorial service. as the stack of flowers and candles outside the theater continues to grow honouring the injured and the fallen. among the dead -- alex sullivan celebrating his 27th birthday at the movie. today would have been his first wedding anniversary. jessica gowry, a budding sportscaster, a.j. just graduated high school. mikala medic was a college student and alex was in grad school. two servicemen were killed, air force staff sergeant jesse childress and john larimer. >> he was an outstanding shipmate. a valued member of our navy team. and extremely dedicated sailor. >> 51-year-old gordon was the oldest victim. 6-year-old veronica moser the youngest, his mom still unaware, paralyzed with gunshot wounds to the neck and abdomen. 26 victims are in area hospitals this morning. nine still in critical condition. dealing with the pain of their wounds and the emotional scars

which could take even longer to heal. >> how does somebody do this? i just don't -- i don't understand it. >> police and federal agents are trying to understand as much as they can about the killing spree. detonating a stash of bombs pulled from james holmes' apartment, a place that is now the primary focus of an f.b.i. evidence response team. searching for any clue that may help them figure out how and why it happened. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here in baltimore city, police are investigating a shooting in northwest baltimore. police say a man was shot multiple times after 3:00 saturday morning in the 3500 block of west belvedere avenue. the 21-year-old was hit in the face and body. he was taken to an area hospital and is in critical but stable condition. detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the northwest precinct. >> a four wheeler tipped over in baltimore county sending eight

people to the hospital. the accident happened in the 1700 block of monkton farm drive after 10:00 last night. baltimore county police are currently investigating that incident. police in carroll county are investigating a multivehicle car crash in mount airy. that accident happened at the intersection of route 27 and south main street a little before 7:00 last night. we're told there were multiple injuries and right now, there's no word this morning on what caused that crash. howard county police have identified the man killed in a car crash in ellicott city. the accident happened around 1:45 saturday in the 9500 block of old frederick road. police say 87-year-old harold masmanian's truck ran off the road and struck a tree. he was pronounced dead at the scene and officials say the accident was partially caused by the driver's failure to reduce speed on wet roads but it's still under investigation. >> the nation's largest free arts festival wraps up today. artscape usually brings more than 300,000 people to the mount royal and station north areas of the city but this weekend's

rainy weather may have put a damper on the crowds. 11 news reporter george letis has more. >> as they say, the show must go on. it seems so far, the rain is trying hard to drown out the main attractions at artscape 2012. the nation's largest free arts festival usually brings more than 300,000 people to midtown baltimore over the weekend. this year, even organizers admit the numbers are down thanks to the wet weather. >> bestseller of the block. >> art is imitating life for victoria salvana who is trying to sell her water color paintings in baltimore. >> but the rain is just -- you know, we have to wrap everything up in plastic and people are afraid to take and sales are ok. not phenomenal but ok. >> what's ok to those who came

out is, well, the rain. it's a welcomed sight compared to the oppressive heat that's been a staple of artscape the past several years. >> yes. it's a nice change. >> we don't care. >> it doesn't make any difference. it doesn't make any difference. >> we come anyway. >> the weather has not affected the quality or quantity of the art this year. some of the more interesting new exhibits include one that's called a-tent-shun where people have managed to make art out of tents and then there's phase four, a full metal 16 foot face that can change expressions when you pull these series of levers responsible for different muscles or sections of the face. it's the kind of creativity that could give this year's artscape attendants a comeback on sunday. >> come down, they have panchos that they're giving out at the booth. it's only a little bit of rain and the artists could use your support. >> and the sunday hours for artscape are 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in midtown, george letis,

wbal-tv 11 news. >> congressman cummings have been awarded for his work on a paper route nearly 50 years ago. afro-american newspaper recognized congressman cummings and several other former paperboys and girls during the 120th anniversary celebration. the paper is the longest running african-american family-owned newspaper in the country. cummings delivered papers for the publication from 1960 to 1964. >> many things. the -- >> the awards breakfast was held at the reginald f. lewis museum and taenlded by former congressman and naacp president mfume. speaking of the lieutenant governor, he'll be our q&a guest later on tv 11 news. you can e-mail your questions to sundayquestions at wbaltv.com. >> the time is 7:06 and 69 degrees on tv hill.

are you in a battle with the munchies that you're destined to lose? we've all been there, haven't we? i think i'll still there. snack smart. the tasty nutritionist of food fix that you got to see and taste. >> you're hungry. that's what it is. very hungry. and bridesmaids always get stuck with the dresses they'll never wear again. still ahead, we'll show you on you can reuse it with a little tweaking. >> ava is up next with the insta-weather plus forecast. st

>> good morning. we're starting you off with a live look from sky cam and that's the inner harbor. what a gray and drizzly start to the day. 73 is the current temperature downtown. 68 at the airport. 96% humidity right now. enough so that we have some fog and drizzle being reported. not only downtown but also at the airport as well. take it easy if you plan to be out this morning. the roads may still be a little slick. we saw the bulk of our rain yesterday.

more than an inch fell at the airport and almost an inch fell downtown. that's good news if we're starting to catch up from the drought that we're in right now. not a whole lot going on. the radar has a hard time picking up the drizzle because it's so much lower in the atmosphere. although the radar is showing mostly dry conditions, that's not the case. roads could be a little bit wet as you head out early on this sunday morning. a lot of clouds breaking out right now. right now, we have the on-shore flow and high pressure system sitting over the mid atlantic and we normally think of high pressure systems as bringing quiet, sunny weather. not the case when we have a setup like this. we get the clockwise flow around it and it's positioned enough that we have an on-shore flow right from the ocean. this is accentuated by a low down to our south. and the counter clockwise flow pushing that on-shore flow as well. funneling in that moisture off the atlantic. that's what kept us in the dreary pattern all day yesterday and still the case this morning, we expect it to finally clear out by the afternoon.

this high pressure system should finally take hold and give us at least dry conditions by the afternoon. the clouds will have a hard time breaking apart later today. then we wait for our next storm system which could spark off more rain chances as we head into today. the high yesterday was 69 degrees. that's the warmest it was. compare that to last wednesday when we hit 104 degrees. major temperature swings and at least today, we're back on the upward climb. 83 for the high this afternoon. 82 for southern maryland. 79 for ocean city and mid 70's in the mountains. most of us see clouds all day long. we're lucky we get a few breaks of sunshine later today. all that cloud cover will keep our temperatures down. 80 to 85 for the city. a little bit of sunshine is what we're hoping for. if we get a couple of peaks of sunshine, we may bump up that high temperature to 85 degrees. if you're out on the bay, expect a lot of clouds. winds south to southeast. and the high tide the:22 this

morning at ocean city. fort mchenry is warming up as well. 94 as we look into tuesday. for the seven day forecast, warm into the 90's for the next couple of days. again, more storms possible late week. >> thanks. snacks don't have to be a guilty pleasure. there are some good things that you can eat. healthy ways to satisfy your hunger without an sabotaging your weight loss plan. >> plans to recycle all the bridesmaids dresses collecting dust in your closet into something you might want to wear again. >> scams are an equal opportunity people.

>> time now is 7:15.

new york raised a few eyebrows when it became the first to implement a transfat ban in all food establishments and now a study out said that health officials there may have placed a good order. 11 news reporter erica edwards explains. >> food like this aren't often considered the healthiest items on the menu but they're better for you in the big apple than most other cities. >> after restriction of transfats, we looked into what the average transfoot was and we found it went down. >> five years ago, new york city became the first in the nation to implement a transfat ban in all of its 24,000 restaurants. >> in a new study, new york health officials calculated the nutrition content from 7,000 orders placed after the ban was implemented. they found that diners ate significantly less transfat and only a slight increase in saturated fat. >> you can walk into your

favorite restaurant and order the exact same lunch that you've ordered and it just has much less transfats and nothing else has changed. >> including how food tastes and how much it costs to prepare. >> what appears to have changed is a customer's risk for heart disease. >> we know that when transfat goes down, bad cholesterol goes down and cardiovascular risk goes down. >> they need to make healthy decisions but at least in new york city, patrons can order their food without a hidden dallop of transfat. that could be the eye icing on the cake. >> if the mouth watering selections are derailing your healthy eating intentions this summer, get back on track with the dietician marie spano with some top three snack tips for eating healthy. >> i do. so many people think that eating healthy is boring and time

consuming and it does require a little planning. i have three tips for choosing healthy snacks. look for taste. doesn't have to taste like styrofoam, ok? secondly look for that eye popping color. that signifies an array of antioxidants and it's visually appealing. third look for the filling foods. either higher on protein and looks for greater signals to our brain that we feel full or high volume so fruits and vegetables. >> let's go down the line here. you brought quite a few things that look rather tasty. >> i did. >> let's start here. >> wild on salsa. why not watermelon that's in season, incorporate that into a salsa rather than tomatoes. very simple to make. it's watermelon, red onions, cilantro and a little bit of lime juice and mild jalapeno pepper for that kick. >> and these are not tortilla chips. >> multigrain chips. >> uh-huh. >> a little higher in fiber. >> i may eat one of those. ok. >> this is a fruit parfait and

you can freeze this. instead of getting frozen yogurt, why not put these into popsicle molds and your kids can help you. you get fruit and i love this brand because it's higher in protein and contains calcium and vitamin d. a lot more nutrient value for your desserts. >> greek yogurt is becoming more and more popular. >> it is. it's got more protein in it than regular yogurt and, you know, this one is added benefit of the vitamin d as well. >> like the blueberries, too. >> love blueberries again in season. these are apple -- apple and peanut butter with a little bit of granola, apple sandwiches. very easy to make. kids love them. filling snack because you got the heart healthy fats in the peanut butter and a little bit of granola in the crunch in the apples. >> all right. and then it looks like you got a wrap sandwich there or something? >> i do. pear pinwheels. simple to make and a little bit of melted cheese. thinly sliced pear and whole grain tortillas. great snack. good option.

a little bit different. this one i love because it's great for an appetizer if you're having a party and kids love it. i took little cookie cutters and cut out cheese and fruit and you have fruit and cheese kabobs. >> this goes against your will but this doesn't seem good if you can use some fondue thing as well, some chocolate or something. >> chocolate fondue would be pretty good. derails your -- >> that would be pretty good. >> it came to mind. are these some cookies? >> those are no bake cookies. and you know, i have those because again, that's a kid friendly thing. they can help you make it. it's just graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, some raisins, and a teeny bit of honey so kids can help you mold them and put them together. get them in the kitchen. start them early. >> very quickly, our last one. >> humus a standby with pita chips and i have regular, you know, snacks that you can bring with you if you're grab and go elements. i have some kind fruit and nut, nut and spices naturally low in sugar. higher in protein.

good source of fiber and cereal. cereal is great even for adults. >> yeah, you can put them in the bags and take them to work. >> fortified vitamins and minerals. >> thank you so much. i'll make sure it gets into the right hands. done being a bridesmaid? what do you do with the dress? we'll show you what we come back. here's a look at some events going on around town.

>> welcome back. for everyone who has been or inevitably will be a bridesmaid if you're tired of that gown taking up space in your closet, whitney adams from bela bridesmaids along with the stylist are here with creative tips for repurposing that one hit wonder and something that you can use again. finally bring it out of the closet. thanks for coming. >> bela brides maid is located in? >> price point in fleet street. >> you have lots of young ladies coming in for looking for the perfect dress. what some of your ideas? >> well, for example, this dress right now the mad men trend, still very current. very popular. and this dress is kind of classic, very flattering and translates into a cocktail party very well. >> a way to make that into a cocktail dress. tell us some of the tips that you've done. >> exactly. we've put this really fun vintage belt here and we added a little bit of bling on the left-hand side and a nice broach

and bring your eye up with a metallic shoe and you're ready to go. >> uh-huh. the purple one that's right behind you is definitely an example of a more traditional type bridesmaids gown. >> a dress can be a big investment and we want it to be something that not only she'll keep for the next formal event and as stephanie did here, dress it down a little so it's available during the day as well. >> that's kind of a new thing we're seeing, stripes, polka dots, patterns and definitely coming out and makes for a unique bridesmaid dress but also something the girls can wear to the next luncheon and next shower and next wedding they're involved in. >> this outfit right here in front of me has a nice jacket to it and pretty color and this is the popping one for the summer. >> yes, a lot of coral. we wanted to show that you can wear your bridesmaid dress to work which stephanie did very well. >> we just put a nice tailored blazer and this one is from banana republic so it's very accessible to the masses. we have a great statement necklace and again, the corals are really, really trendy for this season.

>> of course, black goes with absolutely everything and this is a beautiful dress that you can wear to almost any event. ready for a barbecue. ready for a cocktail party. it's ready. >> your tips for repurposing more have to do with the accessories that you add to an outfit. >> absolutely. and i think that up until the wedding, you need to do what the bride tells to you do. afterward, if you need to shorten the dress or whatever alterations you need to make to make you feel more comfortable with it, go ahead and do it. >> you can give people ideas. >> exactly. we have a lot of clients that come to our office asking us to help kind of go through their wardrobe and reuse the things that they have in mix and match combinations they wouldn't have thought of before. >> do you have to counsel your brides when they come in to please use the dress that your bridesmaids will be able to use again. >> that's the first thing they say, they want their girls to wear them again. they let the girls pick their own dress. >> very nice and pretty dresses. thank you very much. appreciate it. time is 7:27. 69 degrees on tv hill.

much more news coming up. stay with us. you're watching "11 news sunday morning."

>> welcome back to "11 news sunday morning." thanks for joining us. >> we'll take another look outside with ava and ava, we want to see the sun at some point today! >> well, we are hoping for

that. we're starting off with quite a bit of clouds out there. even some fog and drizzle being reported. 69 degrees is the current temperature at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. we have climbed up a couple of degrees and near normal with where we should start off. don't think we'll quite reach that. we're expected to be anywhere from 80 to 85 degrees. the more clouds we have, close to her that 80 degree mark. maybe closer to 85 but that's pretty optimistic to see any sun today. a lot of clouds although we'll have more sun in seven day. details are coming up. >> time for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press." david gregory joins us live from washington, d.c. with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. >> the tragedy in aurora, colorado, will certainly be the dominant if not the main discussion this morning and you'll be speaking with colorado governor john hickenluper. what can we expect in the

questioning there? i'm sure the emotions are running strong. >> very high for sure. president obama will be going to colorado later today. it's pretty striking that the political world completely shut down on friday, political ads from the campaigns were removed from colorado television. campaign events were canceled and as i said, president obama will be out in colorado later today. i mean, there's still so many questions about the suspect. james holmes, what motivated him? perhaps the governor can shed some light on that after that controlled detonation at his apartment yesterday. now, investigators presumably will have an opportunity to go through his apartment and see what more they can learn. >> all right, you know, i'm just thinking of a -- i didn't script this question but i just -- for yourself, you have a political program there. is it strange to have to bring up this topic on your show and kind of put the politics aside and have to deal with this horrible, horrible tragedy on your show and talk to different

folks about what happened? >> no, i think so many people are talking about this and have a heart felt reaction to it that it affects all parts of our world. in the middle of a presidential campaign where it has a real impact on our national life at the same time that we're having a real debate about our national life and who should lead the country. i think it's appropriate, you know, to reflect that on a program like this after something like this kind of event. >> and finally, you're going to be leading a roundtable discussion on where exactly we go from this point. you mentioned about the presidential campaign being stopped by both obama and romney. i mean, is it a question of when do they start campaigning again and how long that takes or what exactly will we be talking about that? >> that will resume almost right away. there's big questions about whether there's some larger lessons to be learned out of an event like this. we'll talk about the campaign as well and where we are. big turning points ahead as well on the campaign trail.

>> thank you so much for joining us. you can watch "meet the press" later this morning here at 10:00 on wbal-tv following our news at 9:00. >> this just in from the 11 newsroom, penn state says the statue of famed coach joe paterno is coming down from outside the stadium. crowds of people have been going to penn state's football stadium to visit the statue, the monument has become a lightning rod since the release of an investigative report claiming that the coach concealed child sex abuse allegations against jerry sandusky. once again, that statue now is coming down. much more on that later on in the news. still ahead on 11 news, the maryland spca switching gears quite a bit there has a little kitty cat looking for a new home. >> and older adults are the prime target for con artists. coming up, the home instead senior care network will join us with some tips to help the elderly. >> few areas of drizzle to wake up to this morning. but we should dry out this afternoon.

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>> good morning. let's start you off with a live look outdoors from the sky cam. you can see it's a bit of a dreary start to the day. 69 degrees at the airport. 73 downtown. the humidity at 93%. we're starting off with areas of fog even some drizzle. so don't be surprised if you encounter some wet roads that you're heading out this morning. that should all clear up into the afternoon. looking at the current radar picture, not a whole lot showing up. drizzle so low to the ground that the radar can't pick it up. that's good news. we expect the drying pattern later today. lot of clouds locked in place. we have the moisture in the mid

atlantic. that will keep the cloud cover through the majority of the day. high pressure system nudging in through the northeast. that means an onshore flow coming in off the atlantic accentuated by an area of low pressure to our south. counter clockwise flow funneling that moisture in place as well. that brought the rain to the area yesterday. producing some clouds this morning. we expect drier air to start to push in. we'll wait for a new storm system to get our way as we look into monday and tuesday. yesterday, quite a bit of rain. we at least saw an inch and .24 inches at the airport. almost an inch fell at the inner harbor. some areas saw even more than that. i saw in crofton posted three inches of rain. your own backyard may have seen more rain than that. 73 downtown. at most, compare that to the triple digit heat that we saw yesterday. it was kind of a nice break to

get the relief from all that heat. so far this month, we've seen 3 inches of rain and that put us right above normal for this time of the month. for the year, still below normal by almost 7 inches of rain so any rain definitely helpful. we continue to catch up after a very dry first half of the year. today's forecast a lot of clouds in place. rain and drizzle should be ending within the next couple of hours. 83 for the high temperature this afternoon. if we get a few more peeks of sunshine, maybe we push up to 85. that's optimistic. most of the day in the 70's and 80's. 94 by tuesday and chance of rain tomorrow as is tuesday as well. down to the 60's and 70's yesterday. we're back on the upward climb as we head into the seven day and we get back above normal looking into tomorrow. 90 for the high temperature and 92 on tuesday. scattered chance for storms both monday and tuesday. we're dry on wednesday. more humidity and heat by the

end of the week. >> in this morning's consumer alert, it's an olympic-sized scam. officials have a warning about thieves using the 2012 olympic games to win your identity. the hoax takes the shape of an e-mail claiming you're a prize winner for the 2012 nokia sweepstakes. the prize is in pounds. that's roughly $800,000 u.s. dollars. here's the red flag. it asks for a copy of your i.d. >> annoyed me is it has the logo and the olympic logo which i knew was very special for those -- the hosts and the olympic committee. >> so it looks official, right? of course, another telltale sign of a scam is the offer seems to be too good to be true. well, it usually is. this is one of a number of hoaxes out there targeting consumers by using the summer games as a guise. officials say you should be weary of any sweepstakes e-mails especially when you never entered one in the first place. another scam to watch out for, this one right in maryland

targeting seniors. ann kaiser from home instead senior care joins us with more details. good morning. >> good morning. >> tell me first about home instead. >> home instead is a network of franchises about 900 across the country and in europe. and we provide nonmedical home care for seniors providing transportation, medication reminders, cooking, things like that. so folks can age in place. >> we know about the scams out there for seniors. why are seniors such targets? >> they are -- some we're so aware of but they're vulnerable because so many of them live alone and they might not have family close by to watch out for them. and they're lonely. and so they want to talk to people if they are called on the phone or someone stops by their home to chat across the phone. >> maybe in poor health? >> poor health is definitely a part of it as well. >> if they're lucky, many seniors are living in some prosperity and they have a little bit of money. >> they do, exactly.

>> what are the top three crimes right now facing seniors? >> the top three crimes, some that we all see in the mail. one you just alluded to as well. you get something in mail that says you've won something. something over the internet and a lot of seniors aren't as up to speed on how to use the internet so they see that mb is going to send them $5,000 if they accepted them a small amount of money. >> victim to identity theft and medicare and medicaid fraud and financial exploitation. >> the sweepstakes we were talking about. >> and the sweepstakes that we were talking about and we're familiar with bernie madoff. >> what happens? you become a victim of a scam like that. what are seniors supposed to do? >> one of the best things that they can do is if someone calls you on the phone, just say you're not interested. also, if you are intrigued or it sounds viable, have them send you something in the mail. don't give out any personal information over the phone. check with a family member or friend if it's something you want to look into.

contacting the police is absolutely one of the first things that you can do and actually make sure if there is a problem, get a neighbor or friend or family member to work with you. close the accounts, filing a federal complaint and initiating a fraud alert. >> you have a packet that seniors can go ahead and send off for and you'll send it to them. >> we do. if folks have access to the internet, they can go to protect seniors from fraud.com and we have a whole kit that can come out and it goes to helping seniors stay safe at home. everything from abuse tactics, senior fraud and scam proof check list as well. >> it's good reading for a lot of folks to have to protect themselves. >> for all of us. it's really not just for seniors or you can call our office if you don't have access to the internet. and the number is 410-349-2320. >> give me that one more time. >> 410-349-2320. >> we'd be happy to send it to

you. this is available for everyone. >> we'll make sure we give that number out a little later on. we'll have that available in our newsroom for anybody who wants to call in and get that number. really valuable advice for a lot of folks. >> you're welcome. >> stay with us. the spca is joining us next. but here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers.

>> welcome back. joining us now from the maryland spca is aliene gaby for a pet looking for a home and how to comfort your pets from a

post-surgery process. we have oliver here. sweet little kitten. >> very, very sweet. up for adoption, 10 weeks old at the maryland spca and he has two litter mates up for adoption. we need to find them good homes. >> are they all this cute and cuddly? >> i think oliver is the cutest one personally. he wants to curl up in a ball. he's a little bit shy oochlt ooin how precious. i'm sure you get a lot of animals that get neutered when they're in your facility but people at home may have animals going through different procedures. this is advice on how to comfort them after that long process. >> yes. we spay and neuter all the pets that we adopt and we provide that service to the public and we performed 9,000 spay and neuter surgeries last year and we provide advice on how to care for your pet after surgery. you want to make sure they're comfortable. it's a pretty big ordeal for a pet or person. >> they can't you i'm in pain or this hurts. >> you have to assume that it does and you'll probably get some pain medication for your pet. they are what we call the cone. >> these have really stepped up from the plastic cones i'm used

to seeing over the last 10 years. >> they're much better nowadays. there are smaller versions but a lot more comfortable than the plastic one that you mentioned. they have ones that are almost like tires filled with air. those are comfortable as well. so nowadays, you can find a lot nicer things than the typical plastic cone. we got these at dogma. >> very nice. >> your vet may recommend using a heating pad. whatever your vet recommends, go ahead and do. you can do things like rice in a towel to heat it up. that's a cheap way to do it at home. these you can buy specifically for that and you can put it in the microwave to heat it up and you can lay it down. >> heat vs. cold. >> i would do whatever your vet says. but if they recommend heat, this is an option. >> their body temperature goes down a little bit during surgery. it can help raise it. >> what other items do you have here? >> this is called tool buddy which i think is so cute. you can hide the pills in the little treats. >> what a good idea. >> yeah.

some dogs, they'll find them and spit them back out. hopefully this hides them a little bit better. you put them between two and it's designed to hold on to it. you can also try peanut butter. >> stuff it in a hot dog or something like that. what other items are there? >> rescue remedy and these are things that you can spray on their beds and it's very smoothing and it's a pheronome that gives them a scent. >> giving them something to do. they need to stay calm after summer and it will get something active to do that isn't running around the house. >> you don't want them bumping into everything with this big old cone on. oliver is up for adoption at the maryland spca and visit them at their web site. thanks for being here and such great products. >> thank you. >> oh! >> cute little sweetie kitty. >> very cute.

>> time now is 7:47. 69 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we're in the 11 news kitchen for sunday brunch. >> plus ava will have another look at the forecast. stay with us.

>> we're just minutes away from nbc's sunday's "today show" jenna is joining us with an update of what's coming up. >> we're live in aurora, colorado with the latest on the deadly movie theater shooting. new information is emerging about the alleged gunman, james holmes after authorities entered his apartment. also, michael jackson's mother missing her grandchildren saying they can't reach her but her children say she's fine. is this the latest chapter in a messy dispute over money? and there's new hope for two missing little girls in iowa. police say there's proof they're alive. so why isn't their family cooperating? plus, lester isn't here. that's because he's in london where the countdown to the olympic games are under way. coming up, we'll see if the

folks there are ready to put on the big show. my guess is they are ready. we'll check out some of the athletes that watch at these summer games and all that and more when we get started on a sunday morning right here on "today". jennifer, back to you! >> time now for sunday brunch. my favorite part of the show. joining us this morning is thomas dunklin, executive chef of b&o brassry. let's get started here. what do you have for us? >> today we have fresh maryland crab that we'll marinate with a little bit of citrus and a little bit of avocado. >> what's this dish called? >> citrus marinated crab. >> that it is. >> we'll start off with, you know, we have a little black kimlau. >> what's that? >> it's called a super grain where it actually -- it's really healthy for you. kind of helps with -- >> tasty, too. >> and we fill a little bit of

shallots and herbs, chives and a little bit of cilantro and i have a little bit of citrus vinaigrette that makes a little bit of citrus juice and a little bit of olive oil. >> that simple, huh? >> mix that together and season it with salt and pepper. if you actually want to take it and mix it together, we'll start with the crab. put it in there and mold it together. so the crab, we put fresh marinate on the crab and jumbo lump with a little bit of hearts of palm and a little bit of citrus vinaigrette as well. >> this citrus vinaigrette, again, you said is it lemon or orange? >> a little bit of grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange. so it's kind of mixture of it. we throw herbs in there and shallots as well. season that with salt and pepper again. throw that on there. >> ok. >> smells really good. >> really light, nice summery

salad. >> i did that. that's all me, baby, the nice texture on bottom. >> we're celebrating the crab with the crab season we do in the annual crab bash august 7th. >> yes, let's talk about that a little bit. what are you guys doing exact snl>> basically, you have 10 chefs, regional chefs from baltimore and from d.c. and the area where actually the chefs create a crab dish and it gets judged on and it's very exciting. baltimore bar tending skills will be there as well. it will be fun. august 7th. get tickets. >> it will be all different kinds of things. here's more information, by the way, b&o brasserie and hotel monaco benefitting the national aquarium august 7th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at 2 north charles street. call 443-692-6172 or get tickets at missiontics.com and i'm sure we have information as well on our web site, wbaltv.com. also, if you'd like a copy of today's recipe, you can log on

to our web site at wbaltv.com and click on food or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to 3800 hooper avenue, baltimore, maryland 21211. do we have -- yeah, we have a fork here. >> he's ready to eat. >> our 9:00 hour, animals from the aquarium are coming in. what are we making at 9:00? >> we have a corn soup with a crab fritter. >> i get to do that. >> that looks good. >> and this is all for me? >> you go for it, lowell. for the seven day forecast, only in the 80's today. fog and drizzle to start. clouds by the afternoon. we warm up into the seven day weather. that's good news or not, i don't know. we're definitely getting closer the next couple of days. scattered chance for storms on monday and tuesday. >> sounds good. that will do it for us. the nbc "today show" is next. >> live update for you at 8:25 and back with more news, weather and food at 9:00. see you then.

>> from the brand new olympic stadium and the aquatics center to famed grounds like wembley stadium in wimbledon, the 2012 olympics will provide 17 nights of coverage all of which can be

seen here on wbal-tv 11 news. from the opening ceremonies on friday july 27th to the extinguishing of the flame and closing ceremonies, you can see it all. thousands of spectators will be in london. but 4 billion viewers around the globe will enjoy the action on the big screen with family and friends. there will be more than 10,000 athletes from 200 countries competing in 32 sports. here in maryland, we'll be paying close attention to the swimming events with hometown champion michael phelps participating in seven competitions. the 27-year-old holds the record for the most gold medals at a single olympics making us all proud. he is only three medals of any color away from surpassing the overall mark held by a soviet gymnast. a phelps gold medal win in any of his individual races will make him the first male swimmer to win the same individual event at three olympics. it goes without saying that the olympics are still the world's stage like no other with the best athletes competing and representing their countries. join us at 7:30 nightly on "the

o zone" to keep up with the actions. for schedule, details and results and all the excitement, go to wbaltv.com and click on olympic zone.